| Family: |
Lumpenidae (Eel pricklebacks) |
| Max. size: |
70 cm SL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 12 years |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 200 m |
| Distribution: |
North Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan to the Okhotsk and Bering seas. Arctic Ocean: Arctic coast of Canada. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 68-76; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 41-48. Caudal fin slightly grayish without dark bands; roof of oral cavity with a dark region (Ref. 559). Spines of pelvic and anal fins rigid and easily discernible from other soft rays (Ref. 559). Eye diameter less than snout length (Ref. 559). |
| Biology: |
Found over mud and sand bottoms to depths of about 56 meters; often in brackish waters (Ref. 51666). Benthic; feeds on worms, crustaceans, sea urchins and molluscs (Ref. 58426). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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